Kagoshima city aquarium offers a nice cultural adventure to get rid of routine. It obviously has all the educational aspect that can offer to young audiences an adult alike, and it is very nice to walk every little corner amazing yourself with fantastic animals. The Whale Shar is perhaps the biggest attraction but in my personal opinion the dolphin shows spectacular, very different to the shows offered in north America showing the audience a bit more in detail the capacity of reasoning and communicating that these gorgeous marine mammals have. There is a souvenir store, clean toilets, and vending machines on the last floor where the main attraction is the view of Sakurajima volcano. The day I went was very active and so a larger than wanted amount of ashes were falling from the sky causing some eye irritation and making the hair extremely dirty, so heads up with that if you are a bit picky on dirtiness. While that is not very related to the aquarium operation it does affect the visit as the parkade depending on the spot you get can be a couple of hundred meters away from the entrance. Leaving the ash aside I can conclude that the overall experience of the Volcano is really good and that is a nice excuse to spend some quality time with the family. Price wise is reasonable for your first time. Might be expensive for your second visit as it is relatively small and you can finish looking at everything in a small period of time.